Franklin v. Whole Foods Market Group, Inc. et al

Filing 22

ORDER: WHEREAS the parties appeared for an initial pre-trial conference on Friday, September 11, 2020; and WHEREAS the Plaintiff indicated that he will be filing an Amended Complaint by no later than Friday, September 25, 2020; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT discovery is stayed pending the filing of an Amended Complaint and the resolution of a subsequent Motion to Dismiss, were one to be filed. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT if the parties do decide that they wish to convene a settlement conference, they must submit a joint letter and this Court will issue a referral to Magistrate Judge Debra Freeman for a settlement conference. (Amended Pleadings due by 9/25/2020.) (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 9/11/2020) (nb)

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DATE FILED: 09/11/2020

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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HENRY FRANKLIN, on behalf of himself and
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others similarly situated,
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Plaintiff,
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-against:
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WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC. AND :
AMAZON.COM, INC.,
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Defendants. X
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20-cv-4935 (VEC)
ORDER

VALERIE CAPRONI, United States District Judge:
WHEREAS the parties appeared for an initial pre-trial conference on Friday, September
11, 2020; and
WHEREAS the Plaintiff indicated that he will be filing an Amended Complaint by no
later than Friday, September 25, 2020;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT discovery is stayed pending the filing of an Amended
Complaint and the resolution of a subsequent Motion to Dismiss, were one to be filed.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT if the parties do decide that they wish to convene a
settlement conference, they must submit a joint letter and this Court will issue a referral to
Magistrate Judge Debra Freeman for a settlement conference.

SO ORDERED.
Date: September 11, 2020
New York, New York

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VALERIE CAPRONI
United States District Judge